Around sports: Lee overcomes case of nerves for first PGA win

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July 5, 2015Updated: July 5, 2015 11:50pm

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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - JULY 05: Danny Lee of New Zealand poses with the trophy after winning on the second hole of a sudden death playoff at the Greenbrier Classic held at The Old White TPC on July 5, 2015 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images)

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - JULY 05: Danny Lee of New Zealand...

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. - Danny Lee was overcome with nerves after qualifying for a four-man playoff at the Greenbrier Classic.

But by the time he walked to the first playoff tee, he was ready.

Lee earned his first PGA Tour victory when he parred the second hole of Sunday's sudden-death playoff, eliminating David Hearn after Kevin Kisner and Robert Streb faltered on the first playoff hole.

"I was so nervous," he said. "My head was blank, and I was just trying to breathe."

The South Korean-born New Zealander earned $1.2 million and became the ninth first-time winner on the PGA Tour this season.

In other golf news:

Bernd Wiesberger of Austria came from three shots back to win the French Open in Paris, making five birdies on the front nine to take command as overnight leader Jaco Van Zyl faltered.

Wiesberger finished with a 6-under 65 to win by three shots ahead of James Morrison of England, who shot a 67.

Van Zyl only managed a 73 to finish five shots behind Wiesberger's total of 13-under 271.

Abraham Ancer won the Nova Scotia Open in Halifax for his first Web.com Tour title, beating Bronson Burgoon with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.

Ancer, 24, became the tour's fifth Mexican winner, following Keoke Cotner, Esteban Toledo, Alex Aragon and Carlos Ortiz Ancer was born in Texas and has dual citizenship.

Motor Sports

Kalitta captures37th career win

Doug Kalitta earned his second Top Fuel win of the season at the NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

Kalitta secured his 37th career victory by driving his dragster past Antron Brown in the final round. Kalitta had a time of 3.823 seconds at 322.34 mph. Brown's machine lost traction and trailed with a 3.918 at 307.79.

Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won at the NHRA stop west of Cleveland.

Beckman beat Courtney Force in the final round for his third Funny Car victory of the season. Beckman's final-round performance of 4.211 seconds at 301.67 mph in a Dodge Charger R/T was enough for his 18th career victory.

In other motor sports news:

In Silverstone, England, Lewis Hamilton seized control of the British Grand Prix after being overtaken on the first corner to win his fifth race of the season and strengthen his Formula One title defense.

A Mercedes 1-2 was just as forecast - with Nico Rosberg completing a ninth consecutive double podium for the team - but a thrilling rain-soaked race defied gloomy paddock talk about the predictability of the sport.

Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari was third.

PRO basketball

Lakers targetWilliams, Bass

The Los Angeles Lakers say they plan to sign guard Lou Williams, last season's Sixth Man of the Year, and forward Brandon Bass

Williams averaged a career-high 15.5 points and helped Toronto win a franchise-record 49 games in 2014-15, his lone season there.

Bass averaged 10.6 points while playing all 82 games for Boston.

Soccer

Fiji sets markfor scoring

Pacific Games organizers say Fiji broke the record for the biggest win in international soccer with a 38-0 victory over the Federated States of Micronesia in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Antonio Tuivuna scored 10 goals for Fiji, which like other teams in the event is being represented by an under-23 side.

Pro baseball

Big inningdooms Skeeters

In Atlantic League play at Waldorf, Md., the Sugar Land Skeeters fell to Southern Maryland 10-3 after allowing six runs in the sixth inning. James Parr surrendered six runs on six hits over two-thirds of an inning.